Hairpin



. 1,501,127 R. L MCLEARN HAIRPIN July 15 1924.

Filed Marchzo. 192a 8dr]? INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 15, 1924.

RUSSELL L.

MOLEARN, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed March 30, 1923. Serial No. 628,832.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssELL L. MoLEARN,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

siding at WVilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hairpins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in 1 hair pins, the general object of the invention being to so form the pin that it will remain in the hair under conditions where an ordinary hair pin would fall out, such as when the user is takingexercise.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like eral views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hair pin.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the same in open position.

As shown in these views one of the legs of the hair pin is provided with a small \l-shaped bend '1, while the other leg is proor corresponding parts throughout the sev-r vided with a large V-shaped bend 2, the point of which caused by the first bend when the parts are in normal position so as to close the space formed by the upper parts of the legs of the pin and thus hold the pin in the hair as the legs must be forced apart, against the spring action, in order to permit the hair within the closed space to pass from the pin.

This construction of a pin will prevent the pin from falling out even though the user is taking violent exercise though the pin can be easily placed in the hair and removed therefrom by simply pressing the limbs apart.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is p A hair pin of the class described having a small V-shaped bendin one limb and a large V-shaped bend in the other limb, the point of the large bend engaging the depression formed by the small bend when the pin is in closed position.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

will enter the depression 

